ATTENTION Captains, Members & Sandbaggers Non-Rated players
This info was recently posted on the NAGVA Facebook page and thought we would share.
The NAGVA Membership votes on proposed rule changes each season at Championships (May). Please be specifically aware of a new rule that impacts non-rated players and their team.
Section 2.04.B.1 of the NAGVA Rules & Regulations was amended to allow for modification of a player's initial rating during a tournament weekend based on observed play. The intent of this rule was to garner fair and even play throughout the entirety of each tournament. As such, if an unrated player is rated to a division higher than the one he/she is competing in at ANY time during a tournament (including during elimination rounds/day 2), that player will be immediately ineligible to compete any further with their team in that tournament (following the conclusion of the match they are currently playing in). As a team representative, please understand that it is your responsibility to know the level of any unrated players on your team, and to ensure that your teammates are competing at their full potential. We are always available and willing to help explain the difference between skills required in each division/rating. We are putting together resources for team captains to help them gather information from non-rated players and to estimate the player's NAGVA rating. Please let us know if you have any questions (in person, or email secretary@nagva.org) and good luck in future tournaments this season!
So, that explains what happened in Aloha Ball? (no direct source...just stalking people's Facebook page. Lol) according to the story, a non-rated was rated BB on pool play (team was playing BB) and thought that was it. On tournament play, the player was re-rated to A and to everyone's surprise she wasn't able to play the final match with his team. SUCKS! I think their team ended up getting 2nd place and struggled since she was the only setter in the team.
Do you think what happened was fair? Does this eliminate "sandbagging" which we know is very popular in NAGVA?
U B D Judge!
